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ALICO CONVERTS LINE OF CREDIT  
>>Alico Inc. (NasdaqGS: ALCO) has converted $50 million of the outstanding balance on its $175 million revolving line of credit with Farm Credit of Southwest Florida to a 10-year term loan with a 6.79 percent fixed interest rate. Total borrowings were not increased. In addition, citing lack of time, lead director Gregory T. Mutz will not seek re-election to the LaBelle-based land management company's board when his term ends in February.

MEDIABRAINS AGREEMENT  
>>MediaBrains (www.mediabrains.com) will build and manage an online industry directory for Residential Lighting, a trade publication for the retail lighting showroom market. The agreement expands the Naples-based company's partnership with Vance Publications.

LABOR SEMINAR  
>>Attorneys with Cohen & Grigsby will present a free Fair Labor Standards Act roundtable discussion for employers from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30 at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point, 5001 Coconut Road, Estero. Register by Tuesday, Sept. 23; call (239) 390-1900 or e-mail workshop@cohenlaw.com.

SPACE LEASED  
>>Murton Roofing Corp. has leased a 10,000-square-foot office/warehouse space at 3750 Canal St. in Fort Myers. Jim Boback of Boback Commercial Group at Re/Max Edge negotiated the transaction.

BUILDER ROUNDTABLE  
>>The CCCIA's (Cape Coral Construction Industry Association) Annual Builders Roundtable is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Thursday at La Venezia, 4646 S.E. 10th Place, Cape Coral. Panelists include Tim Rose, Arthur Rutenburg Homes; Rick Losee, McGarvey Development; Scott Hertz, Powell Construction; Joe Sealey, United Home Builders; and Keith Moyer, Wright Construction. The moderator will be Bob Koenig with Kraft Construction. For more information and to register, call (239) 772-0027 or check out www.cccia.org/0908MeetingFlyer.pdf.

OUTLET DESIGN  
>>Gora/McGahey Associates in Architecture (www.gora-mcgahey.com) designed four new buildings totaling 88,130 square feet at Miromar Outlets in Estero. Tenants include Neiman Marcus, Godiva Chocolatier, Bed Bath & Beyond, Le Gourmet Chef and bebe.

NEW HIRE 
>> William N. Mitchell has been named director of travel services for Betty Maclean Travel (www.bettymacleantravel.com) in Naples. He previously was president of Hurley Travel Experts in Maine. .

EDUCATION TRUSTEE  
>> Frank Bell, general superintendent with Owen-Ames-Kimball Co. (www.owen-ames-kimball.com), has been named to the board of trustees for the Charlotte Local Education Foundation.

ANNUAL FUNDRAISER  
>>The United Way of Collier County's (www.unitedwayofcolliercounty.org) third annual “Walk for the Way” is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 27 at North Collier Regional Park. For registration, volunteering or sponsorships, call Robin Jones at (239) 261-7112.

CERTIFICATION  
>>Alexis Crespo, a project planner with Fort Myers-based Barraco and Associates, has been certified with American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). She has worked for Barraco and Associates (www.barraco.net) since May 2005.

CERTIFICATION  
 >>RWA (www.consult-rwa.com) will be a presenter at the Florida American Planning Association Annual Conference this week in Miami. The session on growth management strategies for rural lands also will feature a panel discussion moderated by Patrick Vanasse with Naples-based RWA and featuring Mitch Hutchcraft of Consolidated Citrus, Peter Quasius with the Collier Audubon Society and Charles Gauthier of the Florida Department of Community Affairs.

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